The Camphorwood Custodian

Reito, a young man who was unreasonably fired from his job, and in revenge has committed a crime and gets arrested. He tries to appeal to the investigator to no avail, and he is sent to the prosecutor's office, where he waits for his indictment. Suddenly, a lawyer appears and tells Reito that he can be released if he follows his client's order. Reito takes the gamble and accepts the condition, and the client turns out to be his late mother's half-sister, Senshu Yanagisawa. Senshu has only one order for Reito: to become the camphorwood tree custodian at Tsukigô shrine. Reito becomes the camphorwood tree custodian and meets different people who visit the temple grounds for different reasons.

The Camphorwood Custodian is a 2026 animation drama movie directed by Tomohiko Itô, starring Yûki Amami, Akira Kamiya, Takehito Koyasu. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 from 43 votes and runs 1h 53m.